Averys Gore, Vermont facts for kids
Averys Gore is a special kind of land area in Vermont, United States. In Vermont, a "gore" is a piece of land that isn't officially part of any town. It's like a small, separate area within a county. Averys Gore is located in Essex County.
No one lives there, according to the 2020 census. Even though it's empty, it has a short dirt road and one building near the Nulhegan River. It's also home to Gore Mountain, one of Vermont's tallest peaks! There used to be other places called Averys Gore in Vermont, but they became part of different towns over time.
Why is it Called Averys Gore?
Averys Gore is named after a person called Samuel Avery. He was a deputy sheriff and jailkeeper from a town called Westminster. In the 1790s, Samuel Avery received about 52,000 acres of land in Vermont. This land was given to him as payment for land he had owned that was claimed by another state, New York.
The official papers that gave him the land didn't actually name these areas. However, over time, people started calling them "Avery's Gores" because they belonged to Samuel Avery. You might see the name written as "Avery's Gore" with an apostrophe, or "Averys Gore" without one. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names usually leaves out apostrophes in place names. This is why you see both spellings.
What is the Land Like?
Averys Gore covers about 45.5 square kilometers (17.6 square miles). Most of this land is dry, but a tiny bit, about 0.19%, is water.
The northern part of Averys Gore has small streams that flow into the Coaticook River. This river eventually joins the huge St. Lawrence River. The rest of the gore drains south into the Nulhegan River. The Nulhegan River is part of the Connecticut River system. So, the water from Averys Gore ends up in two different major river basins!
Who Lives There?
As of the 2020 census, no people live in Averys Gore. The last time anyone lived there was in 1950.
See also
In Spanish: Averys (Vermont) para niños
